/ ˈaʊtlɔː; NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb [ vn ]
1.
to make sth illegal
SYN ban :
plans to outlaw the carrying of knives
the outlawed nationalist party
2.
(in the past) to make sb an outlaw
■ noun
(used especially about people in the past) a person who has done sth illegal and is hiding to avoid being caught; a person who is not protected by the law :
Robin Hood, the world's most famous outlaw
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WORD ORIGIN
late Old English ūtlaga (noun), ūtlagian (verb), from Old Norse útlagi , noun from útlagr outlawed or banished.